Stella Kent

Launceston writer Stella Kent is the author of numerous short stories and articles as well as thirteen plays which include Because, Boz & Co., Conviction, Jocasta, Demon King, Mr Bligh’s Third Mutiny and The von Trapped Family for CentrStage, Our Path for Theatre North in the inaugural Ten Days on the Island Festival, Demons, Because and A Tale of One City for ABC Radio, and Because for Thespian Tendencies at the Adelaide Fringe.

Two of her plays have been short-listed for the Griffin Award (Conviction and Boz & Co., which was joint runner-up). A Tale of One City won an Australian Writers’ Guild Award and Our Path received an AWGIE nomination.

Until recently Dr Kent was an Honorary Research Assistant at the University of Tasmania’s School of Performing Arts where she taught for many years. In 2006 she received funding from the Australian Script Centre to be Playwright in Residence at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, and together with her husband Harry was a Visiting Fellow at Jane Franklin Hall in Hobart in 2007.

Her most recent play, Poxed, was produced by the Tasmanian Theatre Company for the Ten Days on the Island Festival, March 2011.